Aug 1st, 2008 · Scientists at Caltech have created a tiny, lens-free microscope that they say could be built for just $10. Changhuei Yang, one of the microscope's inventors, explains the device and some of its potential uses.
May 8th, 2008 · When federal agents searched Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch's home and offices on Tuesday, they physically searched Bloch and seized two portable devices used to store data, NPR has learned. Bloch told investigators last March that he transferred many files onto the portable drives.
Feb 5th, 2008 · In cities across the country, GPS units are high on the wish lists of bad guys. Some crime experts believe portable GPS systems are crimogenic -- that is, they can actually create crimes. So police are trying new tactics to fight the GPS crime wave.
Jan 15th, 2008 · It's not an iPhone, but Apple's new ultra-portable computer may spark a flurry of purchases by people ready to update their laptops. The company also announced a new plan to allow movie rentals through its iTunes program.
Oct 24th, 2007 · Some cars already have DVD players and phones. Now a Japanese company is offering the ultimate home comfort. It's a portable toilet designed just for cars. No need to be shy. It comes with a curtain for privacy. A spokesman boasts it will come in handy during major disasters or when you are caught in a traffic jam. So that way while every one else is stuck -- you're going.
Aug 29th, 2007 · Holding on to health insurance can be a big challenge if you have a chronic disease or history of illness. But it wasn't supposed to be that way. Eleven years ago this month, Congress passed a law intended to free people who felt trapped in their jobs because they were afraid of losing their health insurance.
Apr 23rd, 2007 · In Las Vegas, the homeless population is growing faster than the city government can feed them. But some private groups, stepping in with portable soup kitchens and feeding stations in public areas, have encountered resistance.
Feb 19th, 2007 · A portable hard drive is missing from a veterans hospital in Alabama. At risk is the personal information of nearly 2 million veterans and physicians. Steve Chiotakis of member station WBHM in Birmingham reports.